Molly Ivins Squeezes Out Another Thought, In A Word Is There To Flush It

To be honest, I am not sure why I haven't rambled on about Molly Ivins [pictured], a syndicated columnist, before now but as they say "better late than never." True to form, as soon as the Democratic party trots out a position [a rarity lately, I know], Mrs. Ivins is there to expound on the absolute greatness of it. The talking points given by the DNC change so subtly you often wonder if Ivins writes her own articles. As regular readers of In A Word know, I despise people that don't think for themselves and just regurgitate the opinion of others. Molly Ivins is no different.

Last week, Ivins wrote an article concerning that it an moral issue of fairness that we raise the minimum wage [she actually had the audacity to quote Ted Kennedy (D-MA) on fairness and morals]. You have to laugh when columnists and newspaper editors start talking about business. Mrs. Ivin's syndicated status as clearly gone to her head, because in her mind since she has a national audience, she must be an expert. Hell, just ask her a question, she knows the Democrat's response.

However, it is not her ignorance that pissed me off this time. It was her use of AFL-CIO quotes and statistics. AFL-CIO? Are you kidding me? You are going to use statistics from a myopic organization like the AFL-CIO to illustrate your [the DNC's] position? For the love of Pete [not that there would be anything wrong with loving a guy named Pete], give me a break.

AFL-CIO has gone from a vital and needed entity in the United States, to an union that does far more harm to members than it does good. Pick up any one of the papers that Molly Ivins appears in across the nation and you will surely fine a wonderful article about the AFL-CIO ruining some guy's life.

"O.K. Joe, here is the deal. You work 50 hours a week for $20 an hour to push that button. However, ACME industries has only given you health care, vacation, and a 401 K plan, but no other benefits. Frankly, you should be outraged. I know you dropped out of high school and aren't qualified to even butter bread at IHOP, but I really think we [and when I say we, I mean just you, as the union boss I still get paid] need to go on strike for a 50 cent raise. Oh, and Joe forget for the moment that for every week you miss work you will need to work about 55 weeks with the new 50 cent increased wage to make back the money you lost while on strike...."

I have one tinsy, tiny, iddy bitty, little thing to ask Molly Ivins, Ted Kennedy and the AFL-CIO. Before we start jumping on soap boxes expounding on the greatness of an increased minimum wage can we at least show some people out there that are actually working at minimum wage for 40 hours a week? Please, show me that these phantom people exist.

Nope, instead all we get from Molly is a little more fiction:

"Republicans keep saying increasing the minimum wage will hurt small business, for which there is no evidence, and cause people making the minimum wage to be laid off. But again, there is no evidence."

However, Molly there is also no proof to the contrary either. Just more theories that are the opposite of the Democrat's position. So, don't trot out the AFL-CIO as some beacon of the truth and light. Everyone that reads your columns knows you are a liberal hack, so don't try and put on the business guru hat, because you have no credibility in that area.

Just stick to what you do know..."When Clinton lied, no one died." Because as a small business owner, it really pisses me off when some narrow minded columnist starts making claims that raising the minimum wage "won't hurt the small business."

One last thing Molly, just because you have a syndicated column doesn't make you an expert on every problem facing our nation. If anything, your column only shows how ignorant and stupid you really are...